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Oprah Winfrey picks "Bridge of Sighs" for book club in August: Read a free excerpt

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Oprah Winfrey picks Richard Russo's "Bridge of Sighs" as her newest Book Club selection

Oprah Winfrey joins "CBS Mornings" with author Richard Russo to discuss her latest selection, "Bridge of Sighs." Read an excerpt from the first chapter.

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From BRIDGE OF SIGHS © 2007 by Richard Russo. Excerpted by permission of Vintage, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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